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It’s time to plan your day at MNxMN 2019: Beyond the Vote!  

Note: This page is for registered attendees to sign up for individual sessions. If you are a presenter or exhibitor, please check your ticket details for information on how to attend sessions.

As a registered attendee, you may now sign up for the specific sessions you want to attend.  Everyone will be able to attend the Opening Session, Lunch, and our closing program. There are breaks throughout the day so that you can visit our local organizations in the exhibit halls.

The sessions are small-group workshops to create an intimate, interactive space where real hands-on learning and networking can happen. Space is limited, so sign up early and save your seat.


Sessions progress throughout the day along the following themes (coded by color):

  • Understanding the Issues

  • Skills for Effective Activism

  • Community Building

Important Scheduling Tips

  1. Seating in workshops is limited to allow for interactive learning and building community. They will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. On the day of the event, ticket holders are welcome to attend any sessions that are not at capacity, regardless of registration, rush-ticket style. This is also how exhibitors and volunteers will be attending sessions.
  2. During breaks and lunch, remember to visit the organizations in our exhibit halls. Also NEW THIS YEAR:
    Gathering Spaces: Reflect & Connect 
    Some are ALL DAY unscheduled time to talk, think, act & relax with others, outside of break-out workshops), and
    Some are FACILITATED over lunch and during the first afternoon session. Participate in shorter,  hands-on activities,  role-playing, and self-care to kick off your afternoon!
  3. You can use your link to change your session on this page up until Friday, February 22  at 5pm.
  4. Help us reduce paper waste. Download your personal schedule, or bring your mobile device with you to have your schedule handy on-site. 
  5. All available electronic files for posted sessions will be available to all MNxMN 2019: Beyond the Vote ticket holders, even for sessions you don’t attend. 
  6. All session times, content, speakers and availability are subject to change. If a session you are registered for gets canceled or changes times, you will be notified by email. If that occurs, we will make every effort to help you get into an alternative session of your choice, even if the session you want is already full.


If you have any questions about scheduling your day, please email us at programs@mnxmn.org

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Sunday, February 24 • 10:15am - 11:15am
How Minnesota’s Child Welfare System Hurts Black Children and Families SPOTS AVAILABLE

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Racial disparities have long persisted in Minnesota’s child welfare system. In 2016, blacks accounted for 20% of child maltreatment cases in Minnesota, but only about 6% of the overall population. Once removed, black children are more likely than whites to remain in foster care until they become adults, permanently breaking up families and causing lasting trauma. This session will explore child welfare in Minnesota generally, how the child welfare system has affected indigenous and black children and families, how legislative action can address the impact on marginalized families and communities. Resources
Speakers
avatar for Kelis Houston

Kelis Houston

Cultural Consultant/Advocate/Trainer, Village Arms
Kelis Houston is the chair of the Minneapolis NAACP's child protection committee. Kelis Houston is Founder of Village Arms, a response to the over representation of African American youth involved with child protection and the inequitable outcomes that result. Kelis began her career... Read More →
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Natasha Phelps

Board Member, Women's March MN
Natasha Phelps is from Minneapolis, serves on the Board of Directors for Women’s March MN, and works as an attorney with the Public Health Law Center. She teaches feminist jurisprudence and has co-taught transactions and settlements at the Mitchell Hamline College of Law. She has... Read More →

Sunday February 24, 2019 10:15am - 11:15am CST
Classroom 08
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